Hybrid Work – IT Professionals Conference

How to Stage Successful Online Events using Theatrical Production Practices – Live Session

Conference Session

Description

During the shift to working at home, I became the primary support person for distance technologies and drew on the principles I learned as a theatre major when laying out plans (the script and production meetings), having multiple focused practice sessions (rehearsals), and executing the meeting (performance) for several high-profile, high-attendance virtual meetings. I will share the best practices my team and I have developed as well, detail roles and responsibilities, and offer tips on how to get ahead of technical issues and allow “the talent” to feel comfortable and prepared.

Presenter Information

Adam Wiesenfarth

Original Image by Isabella Mendes from Pexels. Cropped for size.

Keynote – Using our voice to create inclusive and accessible technology designs and services

Conference Session

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The Zoom session will be live captioned by the McBurney Disability Resource Center. Link to the captions.

Watch via YouTube

The YouTube live stream button is a go.wisc redirect that will go live no later than 8:30am on June 2nd.

Keynote Description

We, as IT professionals, play a critical role in designing, developing, and supporting the digital campus. We have created and evolved the digital campus over the last forty years, and in 2020 it became the primary mode of interaction for our communities. What can we learn from the rapid pivot to online, and more importantly, how can we evolve our thinking and approaches?

Let’s discuss how we can use our expertise and our voice to create digital spaces where people can thrive. Using ideas from fields such as critical design practices, conflict management, and polarities, we will explore the most effective approaches for providing spaces where multiple voices are empowered, and diverse communities can thrive.

The session will be interactive.

Opening Remarks for the conference will take place from 8:45-9:15am

Keynote Speaker Information

Klara Jelinkova

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Resources for (New and Existing) UW-Madison IT Professionals – Live Session

Conference Session

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Description

UW-Madison’s IT landscape can be a jumbled and confusing space. Our team would like to solicit feedback about creating a curated set of resources and best practices that would help new (and existing) UW-Madison IT professionals better orient themselves to the campus IT environment and inspire a sense of belonging with the campus IT community.

Presenter Information

Photo by Bryce Richter / UW-Madison Photo Library.